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EP 2902348 B1 20180110 - Start-up buffer

Title (en)

Start-up buffer

Title (de)

Anfahrpuffervorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif de butoir

Publication

EP 2902348 B1 20180110 (DE)

Application

EP 15152894 A 20150128

Priority

DE 102014101237 A 20140131
DE 102014105145 A 20140410

IPC 8 full level

B65G 69/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65G 69/001 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2902348 A1 20150805; EP 2902348 B1 20180110; DE 102014105145 A1 20150806; DE 102014105145 B4 20200702; HU E038613 T2 20181029; PL 2902348 T3 20180731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15152894 A 20150128; DE 102014105145 A 20140410; HU E15152894 A 20150128; PL 15152894 T 20150128